{"id":255,"date":"2006-11-01T18:09:58","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T22:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/shlep\/2006\/11\/01\/california-expands-unbundling-to-all-ci"},"modified":"2006-11-01T21:23:19","modified_gmt":"2006-11-02T01:23:19","slug":"california-expands-unbundling-to-all-civil-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/shlep\/2006\/11\/01\/california-expands-unbundling-to-all-civil-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"California expands unbundling to all civil cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"54\" alt=\"announcerR\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/shlep\/files\/2006\/08\/announcerS.gif\" width=\"40\" \/>\u00a0At its October 20, 2006 business <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courtinfo.ca.gov\/jc\/documents\/age102006.pdf\">meeting<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courtinfo.ca.gov\/jc\/\">California Judicial Council<\/a> (policy-making body for the California court system) accepted Item A11,\u00a0the proposal before it to extend limited scope representation to <em>all<\/em> civil cases, adopting the necessary court rules and model forms. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courtinfo.ca.gov\/jc\/documents\/reports\/102006ItemA11.pdf\">Report on Limited Scope Representation in\u00a0Civil Cases<\/a>\u00a0of the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee\u00a0(Oct. 6, 2006, 39 pp. pdf), includes the proposals, with explanations, and samples of the now-adopted forms.\u00a0 The Judicial Council <\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">adopted Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.35, 3.36, and 3.37, and form MC-950 [<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Notice Of Limited Scope Representation<\/span>]; and it approved forms MC-955 [<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Application To Be Relieved As Attorney On Completion Of Limited Scope Representation<\/span>], and two related forms. The new rules and forms are effective Jan. 1, 2007.\u00a0 (hat tip to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.privatefamilylawjudge.com\/\">M. Sue Talia<\/a>, California <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divorcefromhell.com\/unbundling.html\">unbundling<\/a> pioneer)<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">The Advisory Committee&#8217;s Statement to the Council notes that <\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the adoption of the new rules and forms &#8220;will make it easier for attorneys to provide limited scope representation to parties in civil cases. Previously adopted rules and forms had made such representation easier in family law proceedings. The new rules and forms will expand the provisions regarding limited scope representation to all types of civil cases.&#8221;\u00a0 Pages 2 to 3 of the Report give a good summary of benefits to parties and the court system from the increased use of limited scope representation.\u00a0 One new rule allows attorneys to assist with document preparation (ghostwriting) without disclosing their identity. <\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">We heartily agree with the Advisory Committee that these milestone changes are &#8220;advantageous to members of the public and the State bar.&#8221;<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0At its October 20, 2006 business meeting, the California Judicial Council (policy-making body for the California court system) accepted Item A11,\u00a0the proposal before it to extend limited scope representation to all civil cases, adopting the necessary court rules and model forms. 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